Environment

Ways to keep the environment clean: 1. User bags made of cloth or papers. These bags decompose in the environment.    Plastic bags take hundreds of years to decompose. 2. Avoid buying cold drinks in plastic bottles, instead buy them in glass bottels as glass can be recycled. I have seen glass recycling factories in Nat Geo channel. They crusj the old glass and mould it in new shape. This can be really done. 3. Avoid buying items in plastics, e.g. even if you buy biscuits or chips , they are sold in plastic packaging. What alternative I have found is: go to bakery and get fresh biscuits , cakes, and other bakery items in paper cover. So after you finish your bakery items , no trace remains in nature. This can be really done. When we go on outings, we normally go to dams, lakes or other natural places. What we take there in food items are plastic water bottles, chips in plastic packing, other similar items in plastic. This whole waste is dumped in environment. Is it really good,...

Normally 1 tree can make 25000 paper napkins. Considering this fact, if one person on an average uses 5 paper napkins per day , Then in an year he/she will use 360*5=1800 10 person will use 1800*10=18000 paper napkins A software company of 1000 employees will consume 1800*1000=18,00,000 paper napkins Now total number of trees 1800000/25000 = 72 trees In India if I take an average that 5,00,000 employees uses paper napkins , then total number of trees cut in a year, 5,00,000 x 1800 = 900 Million (900 x 10^6 ) / 25000 =  36000 Trees So in a year we can save 36000 Trees, imagine that It will take 15-20 years to grow 36000 trees. One thing I want to ask , (For Indian people) , the generation to which I belong to , our parents have never used paper napkins, and in 1980s and 1990s , the use of paper napkins were almost zero for middle class people, we were close to nature before than we are now. Few of my friends use handkerchiefs, this is best option. If we cann...

Few tips to Save energy: 1. For computer users please turn-off the computers while going home or leaving from office.     It takes 2-3 minutes to turn off the computer and to start also. 2. While driving the vehicles:    a)If there is red light ahead, please turn off your engines, this will save the fuel for you and nation. Also this will save some money    b)Drive at an economy speed in the city. Drive between 30-50 Km/Hr. At this speed , the vehicles give good mileage. 3. At homes:    a) Turn off the lights , if they are not in use , even for 2 mins. If this is followed for ever, then a good amount of energy can be saved.    b) In the kitchen, use microwave devices only when it is required, not for every small things. Use LPG it is cheaper

Solar Energy. Solar Energy is slowly becoming the need. It is renewable energy. Pollution free. Never ending. As per a program by discovery Channel, Sun supplies 13 Units of total energy demand of our earth per day. The only hurdle is to capture it and use it in our interest. Power tower in Barstow, California. As we have seen , the Tsunami Japan , the effect of Nuclear energy after disaster. It was impossible to control the damages. But if renewable resources are used , then such damages can be prevented. Few Facts about solar energy: 1.Argument that sun provides power only during the day is countered by the fact that 70% of energy demand is during daytime hours. At night, traditional methods can be used to generate the electricity. 2.P ollution free, indefinitely sustainable 3.Mitigates the effects of acid rain, carbon dioxide, and other impacts of burning coal and counters risks associated with nuclear energy. 4.Energy reaching the earth is incredible. By one calculation, 30...

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Here are some ways to go green: 1.Save Energy to save money. a)Switch OFF the bulbs or fans when not in use. b)Switch OFF T.V. before going to bed everyday. Don't keep it in stand-by mode. 2.Save water to save money. a)Can be done easily. b)Use buckets instead of shower(In India) c)This minimizes your water bill. 3.Use less fuel for daily work. a)Walk for shorter distances. b)Use less LPG in kitchens. c) Get your vehicles serviced at time. This saves fuel and money both. 4.Eat Smart a)Buy locally grown food. b)Try being vegetarian. This works. 5.Recycle the electronics goods a)Recycle the mobile phones. b)Give your old computer for recycling. c)Give every electronic gadget for recycling to keep environment clean. 6.Minimize the usage of poly bags

Polythene usage has grown up in the last decade. You would be a bit surprised to know that it takes thousands of years for a polythene to degrade. The message is very simple.We can avoid using poly bags by at least 50%. For every simple purpose, a shopkeeper is asked to provide a poly bag. We can carry few things in our hands as well. And if someone is going for a planned shopping, then a jute bag or some other bag can be taken to shop. There are number of ways to avoid usage of polythene. All I want from the educated class to avoid the usage of poly bags,as much as possible.This is not difficult. I have asked few of my friends and they are still following it. Few of the cities/states have taken a initiative against polythene like Chandigarh,Sikkim Study shows: 1.The environmental damage caused by plastic bags is enormous. Plastic makes up 80% of the volume of litter on roads, parks, and beaches and makes up 90% of floating litter in the ocean. 2.Plastic Bags are everywhere. Plastic ba...